Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

A customized approach to high-opportunity housing

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A customized search program helped low-income families find and move to good neighborhoods to raise their children.

Sep 3, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Supply Chain

Supply chain visibility boosts consumer trust

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Companies that make the effort to learn more about their supply chain can see higher sales among some consumers.

Aug 20, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

State-level R&D tax credits create startups, but not success

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Tax breaks for research and development mean more innovation and entrepreneurship, but not necessarily better — or faster — innovation and entrepreneurship.

Aug 14, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Venture Capital

2 strong predictors of startup success

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Successful companies tend to set up shop in Delaware and protect their ideas.

Aug 5, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Digital Economy

6 insights from MIT Sloan Management Review

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An interactive corporate dataset, an AI ethicist, marketing strategies, and more.

Jun 26, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

The risks and unintended consequences of blockchain

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A cybersecurity expert warns that the same features that give blockchain its advantages are also causing problems.

Jun 18, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Gender

Blinded reviews, but gender bias seeps through

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New research finds that even under blind review, women score lower than men when applying for grants. The reason? The words they use.

Jun 5, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

The right and wrong kinds of AI

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Can artificial intelligence automate tasks while still increasing the demand for labor? There’s no guarantee.

May 8, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

Actually, millennials don't own fewer cars

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"Lifetime vehicle use is likely to be greater than previous generations," researchers find.

Apr 24, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

Coaching matters

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A new paper determines that coaches in the major sports make a big difference. And yes, Bill Belichick is that good.

Mar 4, 2019
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